Ammon News - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “a little bit disappointed” that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not engaged with a US proposal to end the war with Russia, after days of talks ended without a breakthrough though Kyiv pledged to pursue further negotiations.

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “isn't ready” to sign off on a US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump was critical of Zelensky after US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday aimed at trying to narrow differences on the US administration's proposal. But in an exchange with reporters on Sunday night, Trump suggested that the Ukrainian leader is holding up the talks from moving forward.

“I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago. His people love it, but he hasn’t,” Trump claimed in an exchange with reporters before taking part in the Kennedy Center Honors. The president added, "Russia is, I believe, fine with it, but I’m not sure that Zelensky’s fine with it. His people love it it. But he isn’t ready.”

To be certain, Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't publicly expressed approval for the White House plan. In fact, Putin last week had said that aspects of Trump's proposal were unworkable, even though the original draft heavily favored Moscow.

France 24